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Asymmetry-defective oligodendrocyte progenitors are glioma precursors.
Cancer cell - 13 Sept 2011
Sugiarto Sista, Persson Anders I, Munoz Elena Gonzalez, Waldhuber Markus, Lamagna Chrystelle, Andor Noemi, Hanecker Patrizia, Ayers-Ringler Jennifer, Phillips Joanna, Siu Jason, Lim Daniel A, Vandenberg Scott, Stallcup William, Berger Mitchel S, Bergers Gabriele, Weiss William A, Petritsch Claudia
Abstract excerpt
Postnatal oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPC) self-renew, generate mature oligodendrocytes, and are a cellular origin of oligodendrogliomas. We show that the proteoglycan NG2 segregates asymmetrically during mitosis to generate OPC cells of distinct fate. NG2 is required for asymmetric segrega...
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